How the World Works: The Periodic Table: From Hydrogen to Oganesson - Softcover

Rooney, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1788880927 ISBN 13: 9781788880923

Publisher: Arcturus, 2019

Synopsis

"It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole."
-Dmitri Mendeléev (1834-1907)

All matter in the universe - including our own bodies - is made of a relatively small number of basic ingredients known as elements. From the lead used in Ancient Roman plumbing to the hydrogen that powers the stars, elements make up everything there is and has ever been.

The Periodic Table of the chemical elements is one of the iconic achievements of recent times. This book tells its story, revealing how humankind has struggled to understand the nature and composition of matter. It traces a journey of experiment and discovery, from the dawn of science to the space age, revealing the elements and the individuals who recognized, named, and classified them.

Topics include:
• exploring the nature of matter
• defining and discovering the elements
• atomic structure and the elements
• finding and understanding periodicity
• building the Periodic Table
• the search for more elements

Beautifully illustrated throughout

About this title

About the Author

Adult
Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who has written several bestselling books on history, philosophy and science. She was shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award in 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.



Childrens Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788880927
• ISBN 13: 9781788880923
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208